Pocahontas Democrat (Newspaper) - May 20, 1920, Pocahontas, Iowa OFFICIAL COUNTY 20, 1920. XX NO. 11 of 1920 Score Big In of Last A DULL Home Ever Presented In Cass of the scored a big success in tlie presentation of class play at Opera S last The tire house sold first the large was highly J the efforts of the entire 1 The of the play were laid oQ the college campus and the in front i time of first act was the opening I of It also marked the m of Pepp whither he had bwn to gain some first hand the being practiced in that While Jn Russia he had beea the I victim of a by a I former student in and himself to be a member of a secret society of the blackest Called upon to murder by the he leaves in the dead of tiie night for and is a asking road large delegation from of Fonda and Varina before the of last Tuesday witli a asking that the pass a asking the Highway to make an addition to tire Road of part of tile Primary Road system on county ' between which was some ago from a Primary to a be as a road They petition that pare of the twenty-eight miles astol be used to replace the on Uie county line tne same had been and to make some other additions on the west side of the it appears that some of the members of the board want the Highway commission to say that will the resolution if passed by the other members felt the should first be passed the board presented to the for their acceptance cr Succumbs to Pneumonia Morning III But Short Born to Mr. and Mrs. John D. Saturday 15th, nine All concerned are doing RUN SPECIAL I upon his Upon 1 ot pertaining ta i Russia or the he completely i loses control of i His housekeeper is a spinster of i uncertain Aunt ' Minoi ya I who was by her I lover twenty years ago for a haired The professor's Bettiy is also staying { at his She wishes to the man of her choice at the against te desire of Aunt teacher of the Olga 5tops.l{i, a young lady receives a leiter from friend in happens to be the former student is the cause of all Ini this letter he tells lady thai if she wil but point Imr at tlie professor and utter the word he will her I She to try her but I the letter the It is I up an old friend of the I C. B. who I disguised a. I who entered colege mostly for monial He wants tno for his and upon finding the to I got her by hook or by Betty met ( J man whom she greatly and who is the sani ot He asks the professor's consent to witli but is a cold learns about Iho magic of the word and as a Before he can try his tlie dancing who has a Russia telling her of the lias the C. turns to bfe deserted Aunt His som gets Betty and iu double M characters of Professor Petunia and Sim Batty were portrayed with real Each member of the cast performed their respective part with the ability of an old and the class is deserving of much for their splendid song by high school between the first and second act was The speciality Ruth Malcolm amd Lester Lindeman between the second final was also enjoyed orchestra furnished music for the The high wish to state are vury to the members of the orchestra their time and efforts last Friday cast of characters for the play nwir teacher of dancing Kitty collector of a college Caroline happy freshman Hatteburg a Clarence Clark sophomore have made for a train from pes Moines to San Francisco to the Democratic Convention to be held that place in The will consist of sleeping cars and will be provided with a It will leave at 3:30 P. M. June Colorado Salt Lake and will arrive at San Francisco on 25th at 4:45 P. plans which have been made are such as to insure a pleasant jour to thase accompany the of the party is not restricted to delegates or and who wishes may take of the rates which will be approximately Des Moil including war tax Summer rates stopovers aind the use of diverse routes returning as Anyone to take this trip should get in touch with Mr. Brokaw at who will explain the matter more fully and assist in any way to help get Word that pester had passed away at the home of his parents in at 6 o'clock that a victim to the ravages waa in the full bloom of health a week ago last Tuesday and had been every day following his trade of mechanic in the McCreary Auto company's shop on the said date he became ill with what later developed into a severe case of arid fiom that time on every effort that brothers and could put forth to change what for several days was prolong it if the life was BO dear to V ' the and reconciled and answered the was one of best young a kind the World War he gave up the of home and offered Ids to his He did like mauy wait until he was buc of Mb own free will and spent two years in He spent several months at the there at the time gf the of to his death doting father and two Mrs. C. B. McCartan of and Sister M. a convent at tw Chris of and of services will be held day from the Sacred Heart Catholic at COMPANY completed by the department nf Justice shows that the company made profit of in the first quarter of 1920, or a million of the common stock capitalization of the accord ing to an to the the investigation of the American Woolen was be gun two months following the receipt of charges it was in On the of for the first quarter American Woolen company would earn total profits of oV of. nearly 40.0 per cent on its total stock capitalization durin 1920. will the report Sugar Trust and Trust of Albert City hav leased the Pickerel Lake resort and will conduct the same this Post 18,'American have secured Rev. Frank B of college of tio Memorial Day address He is an speaker and all should hear just but of working liSs way Professor's who had court his Beers Aunt Minerva from Terry Professor a B a of The plav the direction of Miss Clara who also much for tho of the C. B. McCart m made a tp Des of this Albert City citizens have decided that mud streets must At a meeting held was appointed to the two business streets expect to arise the necessary by public W. H. Kreul was taken with a very spell last lasted throughout and and for a all hopes her recovery wiere She and Monday morning appeared to be very much Kreul has certainly had a very time of it since Her operation about three months ago lier in a very weakened every possible is being made to help her on the road to 1290 RESISTER li National State Banks Now Located In - New Banking First McCartan State held in their excellent new last from 1. o'clock P. M. to 10 o'clock P. doors of this wero thrown at i o'clock and public invited to come inside and feast their that gorgeous of mahogany white marble finish after which each adult their name and were then escorted through the banking rooms by soma officer or director of Uie and the steady of from iime the d 01- were open until 10 base team secures new mound the sceo ij them the of the were registered and ' this ' did not Include the children of which there ang we are at one third of did get to Souvenirs V of vanity cases and purses and pencils cigars for men arid and whistles for the little vero handed out ail during the with for the was the of much flavor to the playing was ally fine ' and more than pleased their large audience. The violinist of cannot be than twelve of but Fonda may well feel proud of this product of musical Thio bank and all who heard more than pleased with opening is the result of the of the Capital stock and of State a Irig business of with a combined capital stock and surplus of 00, making one the institutions in tlie arid will be under tihe same as the two banks when in separate with but one set of is perhaps nO more modern or up in west this It is equipped witli ' an telephone so that any officer employe in bank can converse with other officer or employe from a telephone at his elbow or The ' rooms are also equipped with an inter changing air The air is drawn im by a large suction from the through a fine screen to Pocahontas Base Ball has secured services ot John of Des who will officiate on the slab for tjie boys this Mr. is a semi-professional and will pitch 0!^ the home grounds in tlie ' ' between i home The local club season will be under the management of our efficient band Mr. Let get behind the boys and them If Mr. Brooks can succeed in getting as good talent for ball club as he has for the the fans will be given a treat We now have one of the best in this part of the and if tlie base ball team falls short it be no fault of He is a his own personal interest second giving the best there is iiii him for making of a bigger and betters he needs Uie cooperation of the men of tiHe town in hisi and with tlie help of the are sure he can UB a leading base ball club as well as a leading f D. O. Blake and were to Des Malnes Fri G. of the Method Gave Fine to Senior OP Kept Large Number of People Prom tending AND PROGRAM HELD MAY 26 The class day amd of the senior class of Wigh school will Ije held May 26th, in Opera at time the following program will be Tlie Red I Minuet Girls Walier 1?. of W. MEMORIAL DAY MAY R of called homie Sunday on account of the ser ious illness of his Mrs. H. of thiis F. an old time of Lake was in town Wed greeting his CHURCH Regular will bo held at Presbyterian church Sunday May 23. Sabbath school at preach Ing service at In the even C. at seven audi at L. formed at Court led by Veterans oi tKe Spanish and World Wars march through the business district to opera house where ol the day held We J. G. of the M. Frank E. Gettysburg the close of exercises parade will again form and the the graves of deceased sailors and marines be The will then march bacb to town and be There may be some change in the Post No. 18, American have charge of evening at the Rev. J. G. Waterman delivered the to the of of the high Owing to tlie showers all during the day and tine was the church being about half orchestra opened the after which Rev. B. L. pastor of the i; the A Harold Hankins was a piano solo hy Miss and a vocal solo by Miss Waterman's subject for tte evening was to be and wis a verly Ho stated in the beginning that he did wot mean rich in. worldly but rich in arid He said that he was of the opinion was as old tls the world and points from instances ini Sipace forbids giving a very resume of the suffice it to say It one of the heard for some arid concise and to the point every selection by the orchestra by the benediction and is iTien drawn on through a large pipe to the washer where it passes a spray of and is then forced on through pipes en just the steam or in hot into the room the of this pure air in forces other air room upwards and out through venti lators in. the In this manner all of the air in the room can be placed with air every fifteen of the building is in Tennessee Marble wth a dark green Marble The woodwork counters are all of solid ing is panelled and decorated in light is ot tile in the ves and and linoleum back of the The quarters oni the right and left as you enter the bank commodious and The women's room in the corner is fitted for A large room in the southeast cornier is at the disposal of the and the bookkeeping room is in the northwest all of the bookkeeping and stenography work will be done in ft separate rpoin from the vaults are large for alid in which are large burglar proof money chests uf the latest The equipment for the safety has not yet and until it does the old will be There are two booths for the use of the patron's who to retire in seclusion and look over papers and In the center ot the lobby surrounding a largo mahogany pillar marble is a large and arranged F. ' Coyle has given case in the the additional territory J the Big The ruling is against the inclusion all of the by Engineer May ne to in and made a of said by the or at least all upon which an waa case in involves 108,(M)0 acres of and the same was added to and made a the big Four Drainage and lands in and ' A bitter fight was put up at the time the Joint by -a margin of one included this additional F. who at tbo time was for he to action of the boards iii the and was later employed by the whose taken ' was P. Lynch of outcome of tho action of the boards caused to appeal from their The case fought stubbornly by F. C. and T. P. Lynch for the appelants and F. F. and several other attorneys for the The of Judge Coyle will set outside of the district over acres of Pocahontas and very nearly that much of Attorneys and Lynch are to be their victory this matter as it is very seK dom that the will af a Board of Supervisors iii establishing or including land drainage We have not whether or npt an will be taken by the defendants but It is to be that there there is very little chance of the decision being J. Scanlon and Clarence left Saturday for a trip into home They made the trip by W. P. M. Elsen B. C. and Engineer A. L. Thornton left Ames where they will confer with the State Highway in to road shape and all Of fact it is difficult an of interior of this and do it but we say that it is and ap finely equipped convenience as any In this of the not ini It- is an improvement that is deserving of and may well feel proud the officers proud of it and they should
